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I have been asked to reply.The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Jil Matheson:"As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your request Parliamentary question asking how many women gave birth at (a) Barnet Hospital, (b) the Royal Free Hospital, (c) Northwick Park Hospital and (d) Chase Farm Hospital in each of the last three years. (296587)""Figures for maternities by hospital have been compiled from birth registration data. The table below shows the number of maternities in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the four hospitals requested, according to registration data. Information on place of birth is provided by the informant at registration rather than by the hospitals themselves."<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Maternities¹ occurring in selected hospitals, 2006 to 2008</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Hospital</TD><TD>2006</TD><TD>2007</TD><TD>2008</TD></TR><TR><TD>Barnet Hospital (including Victoria Ward)</TD><TD>3,188</TD><TD>3,246</TD><TD>3,097</TD></TR><TR><TD>Royal Free Hospital</TD><TD>3,209</TD><TD>3,305</TD><TD>3,335</TD></TR><TR><TD>Northwick Park Hospital</TD><TD>4,272</TD><TD>4,740</TD><TD>4,768</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chase Farm Hospital</TD><TD>2,959</TD><TD>3,015</TD><TD>3,109</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹A maternity is a confinement resulting in the birth of one or more live-born or stillborn children.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |